Gregg Deborah J, Dennison Barbara A, Restina Kyle
New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA.
J Hum Lact. 2015 Nov;31(4):592-4. doi: 10.1177/0890334415601860. Epub 2015 Aug 28.
Community-based lactation support groups help improve breastfeeding duration by offering practical peer and professional help and counseling through the sharing of information and experiences in a relaxed setting. The objective of this project, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was to establish at least 5 Baby Cafés in organizations that reach low-income women living in a high-need, racially/ethnically diverse, urban county with 1 of the lowest rates of breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity, and duration in New York. The New York State Department of Health partnered with the P(2) Collaborative of Western New York and United Way of Buffalo & Erie County's Healthy Start Healthy Future for All Coalition to facilitate the recruitment of 11 community-based agencies in Erie County, New York, to provide and/or enhance breastfeeding support. Six organizations were funded to establish licensed Baby Cafés, which provided skilled, free-of-charge, drop-in lactation support and counseling to mothers at easily accessible locations. The organizations provided staff training and staffing at the Baby Cafés, established coordinated hours of operation between all locations, and jointly marketed their services. Collectively, the 6 Baby Cafés provided 11 drop-in sessions per week. During the 7-month start-up time, mothers/babies made 276 visits and they averaged 75 visits per month, representing at least 150 clients. After the funding ended, 5 organizations continued to support and staff the Baby Cafés whereas 1 organization added another Baby Café. Future evaluation is needed to determine their effect on breastfeeding exclusivity and duration.
基于社区的哺乳支持小组通过在轻松的环境中分享信息和经验，提供实际的同伴支持、专业帮助和咨询，来帮助提高母乳喂养的持续时间。这个由疾病控制与预防中心资助的项目的目标是，在纽约一个高需求、种族/民族多样化的城市县中，为那些低收入且母乳喂养起始率、纯母乳喂养率和母乳喂养持续时间极低的女性所在的组织，至少建立5家“宝贝咖啡馆”。纽约州卫生部与纽约西部的P(2)合作组织以及布法罗和伊利县联合之路的“人人享有健康开端，健康未来”联盟合作，推动在纽约伊利县招募11个社区机构，以提供和/或加强母乳喂养支持。有6个组织获得资助建立了有执照的“宝贝咖啡馆”，这些咖啡馆在方便到达的地点为母亲们提供专业的、免费的、随时可参加的哺乳支持和咨询服务。这些组织在“宝贝咖啡馆”提供员工培训和人员配备，确定所有地点协调一致的营业时间，并联合推广其服务。这6家“宝贝咖啡馆”每周总共提供11次随时可参加的活动。在7个月的启动期内，母亲/婴儿共来访276次，平均每月75次，至少涉及150名客户。资金结束后，5个组织继续为“宝贝咖啡馆”提供支持并配备人员，而1个组织又增设了一家“宝贝咖啡馆”。需要进行未来评估，以确定它们对纯母乳喂养率和母乳喂养持续时间的影响。
